Sheet-music container.



E. J. HAWKINS.

SHEET MUSIC- CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1913.

1 1 15,312. Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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E. J. HAWKINS.

SHEET MUSIC CONTAINER. I

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1913.

1,115,312. Patented 001211914.

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PROPERTY OF 1H5 NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON D. c.

' B. J. HAWKINS.

SHEET MUSIC CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1913.

Patented 0013.27, 1914.

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UNITE STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

EDWARD J. HAWKINS, 0F SOLVAY, NEVJ YORK.

SHEET-MUSIC CONTAINER.

Application filed November 29, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. HAWKINS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Solvay, in the county ofOnondaga and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Sheet-Music Containers, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to containers for sheet music.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a containerwherein any number of sheets of music can be conveniently held andarranged so that the user can readily procure the particular piece ofmusic to be played, and when removed from the container can be held onthe front thereof for the easy reading thereof during the playing of theinstrument.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a container whereinthe same has suitable indicia thereon indicative of the contents so thatthe user can readily determine the particular piece of music desiredwithin the container, the sheet music being held therein and carry tabsprovided with indicia corresponding to certain indicia in the table ofcontents indicated on the front of the container, thus enabling a playerat a glance to procure the desired piece of music to be played.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a containerwherein one face thereof has suitable indicia thereon desighating thecharacter of music within the same, the owner of the container, and theparticular instrument for which the music is written, and other indiciafor the convenience of the player, the container being provided with aholder which enables the placing of the sheet music therein while theinstrument is being played to enable the easy reading of the music bythe player.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a containerwhich is ex tremely simple in construction, convenient for use, andinexpensive in manufacture.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists intheconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a container for sheetmusic constructed in accordance with the invention.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 27, 1914.

Serial No. 803,769.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similarview showing a sheet of music placed within the holder on the container.Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of container. Fig. 5 is asectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 4.. Fig. 6 is a plan view of astill further modified form of container, the same being in openposition. F ig. 7 is a front view thereof. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary planview of a music book, showing some 0 the leaves partly turned.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

container comprises a case which is in the form of an envelop body 5,preferably made from pasteboard, although the same can be made from anydesirable material, either of a stiff or flexible nature, the body beingopen at one edge thereof, and at its open edge is formed an extensionflap 6, while printed or otherwise marked on the front face of the bodyis suitable indicia, as at 9, indicative of the contents of thecontainer, which is adapted to receive any number of sheets of music 7,each being provided with a tab 8 which is fixed thereto or detachablymounted thereon, and has provided thereon a suitable character such as anumeral or letter to enable the sheets of music to be arranged so thatthe numbers will be con secutively disposed, the tabs 8 being extendedthrough the open edge of the body 5 and overlie the extensions 6 to bevisible to the user of the container. The indicia on the front of thebody 5 includes a table of contents, the same having like characters asap pear on the tabs 8, so that reference may be made to the table ofcontents for the selection of a particular piece of music by the player,thereby enabling the said player to determine at a glance the exact orparticular piece of music to be removed from the con tainer for theplaying thereof. The indicia on the front of the body 5 is alsoindicative of the particular instrument for which the sheet music iswritten held within the con tainer.

The tabs 8 can be colored difi'erently with respect to each other, andthe characters thereon varied. By coloring the tabs differently themusician or player can readily determine the nature of a particularpiece of music, that is to say, whether it is a waltz,

two-step, ragtime, lancers, march, operatic selection, overture,inter-mezzo, polka, quadrille or schottische.

Secured to the front face of the body 5 at the closed longitudinal edgeand also at one end edge thereof is a strip 10, the same beingpermanently or 'detachably fastened in any suitable manner to the body 5and is adapted to serve as a music sheet holder so that the sheet ofmusic will lie over the front face to be conveniently read by the playeror musician, the sheet music being inserted between the strip 10 and thefront of the body 5 of the container as is shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings.

In Figs. at and 5 there is shown a modified form of container, whichcomprises an envelop body 11 having at its open edge an extension 12carrying a foldable flap 13, the front face of the body 11 beingprovided with suitable indicia including the table of contents as at 14,and other data hereinbefore mentioned. The front face of the body 11 isprovided at the closed longitudinal edge and one end edge with a strip15 which is permanently fixed thereto or detachable therefrom, andserves as a sheet music holder,'the sheet music being placed within thebody 11 when not in use, and each carries a tab 16 having a suitablecharacter thereon, as hereinbefore described.

In Figs. 6 and 7 there is shown a still further modified form ofcontainer, which comprises cover sections 17 and 18 respectively, thesame being joined and are foldable on a crease line 19, and betweenthese covers is adapted to be held the sheet music. The inner face ofthe front cover section 17 has permanently or otherwise fixed at itsouter longitudinal edge and at one end edge strip 20 which serves as asheet music holder, the sheet 21 of the musicbeing held therein as shownin the drawings.

In Fig. 8 there is shown a music book 21, on each leaf of which ismounted a tab 22, the said tabs being provided with characters such asletters or numerals, or both, the tabs being permanently mounted thereonor detachable therefrom, and with the characters thereon, enables aperson to quickly determine the particular leaf in the book containingthe music to be played. This book can be placed within the containerwhen not in use.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of useof the device will be clearly understood, and there fore a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is 1. A container comprising an envelop having indiciaon one face thereof indicative of the contents therein, and a flangeformed at one longer edge and one short edge of the envelo for holdin asheet of music over P e I one face thereof.

2. A container comprising an envelop having indicia on one face thereofindicative of the contents therein, a flange formed at one longer edgeand one short edge of the envelop for holding a sheet of music over oneface thereof, and tabs adapted to be mounted on the respectiveinclosures within the envelop and having indicia corresponding tocertain indicia on one face of the said envelop.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWVARD J. HAWKINS.

Witnesses: LUCY H. F. HAwKIns, FRED. D. l/VHEELER.

Gopies of this patent may' be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents- Washington, D. G.

